Plywood receptacle



Dec. Z4, 1935. w. sEEsE PLYwooD RECEPTACLE Filed June 19, 1934 PatentedDec. 24, 1935 rLYwoon REGEPTACL William Seese, deceased, late of Tacoma,Wash., by Vera Bejorklund, executrix, Tacoma, Wash., assigner ofone-third to Otto Hoffman and y one-third toJohn W. Panter, both ofTacoma,

Wash.

Application June 19, 1934, Serial No. 731,297

In Canada June 22, 1933 1 Claim.

This invention relates to improvements in wooden containers orreceptacles adapted to receive butter, lard, pickles, or other similarcommodities whereby said articles of commerce may be shipped over longdistances without deterioration or without loss from leakage.

'I'he objects of this invention are to produce a receptacle which may bemanufactured out of sheets or panels of plywood, as producedcommercially, without any bending, and which will have tight jointsagainst leakage of any of the contents therefrom; which may bemanufactured in a locality where veneer sheets may be cheaply made orbought, and then shipped in knock-down condition to the factory usingthem; which, when thus received, may be assembled without the use ofexpensive machinery and withj out the use of skilled or speciallytrained labor; which, when shipped from said factory, can be packed withthe least loss of space in the car; and which is durable, simple, cheap,and effective in use.

These and other objects were attained by the devices and arrangementsillustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which- Fig. 1 is anelevation of the improved container, showing parts thereof broken awayto reveal its construction; Fig. 2 is a horizontal cross-sectionthereof; Fig. 3 is a vertical section of the joint between one of thesides and the bottom of the improved container, drawn to a larger scale;Fig. 4 is a horizontal section of the joint between two sides; Figs. 5and 6 are similar views showing the same sides, separated; Fig. 7 is asimilar view showing a variation of the joint shown in Fig. 4; Fig. 8 isa perspective view showing the under side of one ofthe lower cornerclips; and Fig. 9 is a similar view of the upper side thereof.

Similar numerals of reference refer to similar parts throughout theseveral views.

It has been usual to make the containers, intended for the samepurposes, of circular crosssection and generally of bucket-like shape.Such a construction however, involves making a large number of stavesand a perfect joint between every pair of such staves, and it furtherinvolves a great waste in shipping and storing space between thecontainers thus formed. This container, however, is made with four atsides, thus involving only four joints between the sides, and thesesides are made of plywood or veneer, of any desired number of pliesdepending on the size of the container and the weight of the article tobe packed therein. In the drawings such sides are shown as made ofthree-ply veneer and in the majority of instances the containers willprobably be so made.

Referring now to the drawing, it will be seen that the opposite sides Iand 2 are similar in form 5 and equal in dimensions, while the otheropposite sides 3 and 4 differ from the sides I and 2 but are similar toeach other.

Both edges of the sides I and 2 are formed as shown in Fig. 5, namely,the outer portion or ply 1o 5 extends beyond the other two, the innerply 1 extends beyond the center ply 6 but not so'far outward as the saidouter ply 5. In fact the outer ply 5 juts out beyond the part 6 adistance equal to the thickness of the other sides 3 or 4, 15 and thepart I extends out beyond the part 6 a distance equal to about one-thirdof the thickness of the other sides 3 or 4.

Both edges of the sides 3 and 4 are similar and are formed as shown inFig. 6, namely, the outer 20 ply 8, the central ply 9 and the inner plyI0 are all of the same width, thus forming a straight edge, and a grooveII is cut in the inner ply I0 complementary to and adapted to receivethe projecting edge of the inner ply 1 of the other sides 25 I or 2. Thejoint thus formed when these two sides I and 2 join the two sides 3 or 4is clearly shown in Fig. 4 and is practically a water-proof joint ifmade with proper care. It will be noted that this joint prevents theoutward motion of 30 the sides I and 2 because they are locked in thegrooves II in the sides 3 and 4.

All four sides are provided with two similar and parallel grooves I2near their lower edges, said grooves being adapted to receive the upper35 and the lower parts of the bottom I3 which is provided with a centralgroove I4 running entirely around it, thus providing two flanges adaptedto enter the two said grooves I2 (Fig. 3).

Similarly the removable top I5 is provided with 40 straight edges andlits in a shoulder I6 formed by the cutting away of the inner ply of allfour sides (Fig. l).

Clips I'I, of metal, (Figs. 8 and 9) are formed to embrace the inner andouter surfaces of the 45 lower corners of the receptacle, the outercorners I8 thereof being bent diagonally inward and being adapted to bedriven into the wood of the outer plies of the sides to hold the clipsin place. Also a strap I9 extends under the bottom I3 and 50 issimilarly fastened to the two sides 3 and 4, thus holding them in place.

A hoop 2l), with suitable handles 2|, may be provided at the top of thecontainer, if desired, and suitable corner clips 22 may be used at in-55 termediate points to further hold the sides together.

` In Fig. 7 a. variation of the joint shown in Fig. 4 is illustrated, inwhich the one side 23 is notched to receive the other side 24.

It is, ofcourse, understood that many variations of the above-describedimproved container may be made Within the meaning of the appended claim,without departing from the spirit of the invention.

What is claimed iszy A container comprising side walls and a. bottom;said side Walls being constructed of threeply Wood, the outer ply aloneof one side at each joint projecting beyond the inner plies thereof andadapted to lap over, the coplanar edges of all the plies of the abuttingside, andthe inner ply of the first side projecting beyond the centralply thereof to form a groove on its edge between the said outer andinner plies-the inner ply of the second side being entirely cut away ina narrow strip adjacent to and parallel with its edge to form a. groove,said groove being complementary to and adapted to receive the projectinginner ply 10 of the rst side; and metal clips adapted to hold the twosides together;

y VERA BEJORKLUND, Eecutri of the Last Will and Testament of the saidWilliam Seese, Deceased.

